Sex differences in simple reaction tasks

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 98, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 793-802

  Kalb, Roland ^a   Jansen, Stephanie ^a   Reulbach, Udo ^a   Kalb, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 4243057187     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.98.3.793-802     Document Type: Article

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